Steel Blue (D5E1EC) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Steel Blue"

Blue · Winter

🧠 Psychology

Color of trust and stability. Evokes professionalism, security and serenity.

✨ Uses

Finance, banking, enterprise, software, social networks.

Tip

Steel Blue pairs ideally with #1C1B18 (dark text) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #D5E1EC

RGB rgb(213, 225, 236)

HSL hsl(209°, 38%, 88%)

CMYK C:10% M:5% Y:0% K:7%

Luminance 0.747

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.33:1

Aa — #D5E1EC

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 15.81:1

Aa — #D5E1EC

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#D5E1EC #ECE0D5

Analogous

#D5ECEC #D5E1EC #D5D5EC

Triadic

#D5E1EC #ECD5E1 #E1ECD5

Split-comp.

#D5E1EC #ECD5D5 #ECECD5

Tetradic

#D5E1EC #ECD5EC #ECE0D5 #D5ECD5

Monochromatic

#587C9D #97AEC4 #D8E1E9 #F8FAFB #FFFFFF

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